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its appeal earlier this movement the next hearing in this case is set for april. >>> president obama now launching a campaign-style tour today backing his new gun control proposals. he's published an op-ed in connecticut newspapers pitching the more than $500 million plan. the president says he wants universal background checks, more research on mental health, and a thousand new school police officers and counselors. he's also asking congress to enact a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity manage magazines. harry reid says they will likely take up gun control early this year. >>> and a controversial gun proposal in san jose. the city council will decide whether to require owners of assault weapons to store their guns at the police department. gun owners would have to give a reasonable explanation as to why they want to take their gun out of police storage and would have to let officers know when they plan to return it. a san jose lawyer drafted the proposed ordinance and then submitted the plan to the city's rules and open government committee. that committee will take up the iss
its appeal earlier this movement the next hearing in this case is set for april. >>> president obama now launching a campaign-style tour today backing his new gun control proposals. he's published an op-ed in connecticut newspapers pitching the more than $500 million plan. the president says he wants universal background checks, more research on mental health, and a thousand new school police officers and counselors. he's also asking congress to enact a ban on assault weapons and...
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the assembly votes later today. >>> this week president obama is expected to make an announcement about a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence including a push for major legislation to include background checks. at a news conference on monday, mr. obama promised to act alone if necessary. >> but i'm confident there's some steps that we can take that don't require legislation and that are within my authority as president. >> the president could use executive powers on 19 separate actions to bypass congress. >>> in newtown, connecticut, monday grieving family members of 11 victims of the sandy hook elementary school shooting announced plans for an a anti-violence campaign. the nonprofit group, sandy hook promise, will focus on mental health, school safety and gun responsibility. >> the middle ground and the answers, i actually think will come from gun owners themselves. those are the people that understand where the limits are, what's reasonable, what's responsible and what isn't. >> the national rifle association says they're doing their part to, quote, instill safe and responsible
the assembly votes later today. >>> this week president obama is expected to make an announcement about a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence including a push for major legislation to include background checks. at a news conference on monday, mr. obama promised to act alone if necessary. >> but i'm confident there's some steps that we can take that don't require legislation and that are within my authority as president. >> the president could use executive powers on...
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based on the facts seems a bit trumped up. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> reporter: in the first press conference of his second term, president obama wasted little time scaring the day lights out of millions of americans who rely on government paychecks for one service or another, of the consequences of a u.s. default. >> may not be able to pay our troops or honor our contracts with small business owners. food inspectors, air traffic controllers, specialists who track down nuclear materials wouldn't get their paychecks. >> reporter: the president's statement is speculative and not true because, frankly, no one knows what programs will be short changed if the u.s. can't meet its payment obligations. it's never happened before. but here is what we do know courtesy of the bipartisan policy center. if congress fails to raise the debt ceiling the government can spend only what it received in daily revenues each day. those revenues won't cover about 40% of government debt obligations for the month. the treasury would have to pick and choose between more than
based on the facts seems a bit trumped up. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> reporter: in the first press conference of his second term, president obama wasted little time scaring the day lights out of millions of americans who rely on government paychecks for one service or another, of the consequences of a u.s. default. >> may not be able to pay our troops or honor our contracts with small business owners. food inspectors, air traffic...
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the obama administration is targing the country's state broadcaster and internet policing agency. economic sanctions enacted last summer have also been triggered. washington hopes the move will force tehran to halt its nuclear program. >>> police in southern california are on the hunt for a man who used to be one of their own. former lapd officer christopher dorner is wanted in connection to a double hospital. the cal state basketball coach and is her fiancee were found shot to death sunday night. >>> some students at duke university say the kappa sigma fraternity went too far in throwing an asian-themed party. an invitation to the party was written in broken english and included a reference to kim jong il. members of duke's asian student association are protesting what they call a, quote, racist rager. >>> beginning in august, the post office will no longer deliver mail on saturdays. however, your packages will still show up in your mailbox. post office locations will remain open. it's expected to save the cash-strapped agency about $2 billion annually. >>> there's new research o
the obama administration is targing the country's state broadcaster and internet policing agency. economic sanctions enacted last summer have also been triggered. washington hopes the move will force tehran to halt its nuclear program. >>> police in southern california are on the hunt for a man who used to be one of their own. former lapd officer christopher dorner is wanted in connection to a double hospital. the cal state basketball coach and is her fiancee were found shot to death...
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if we're in that kind of a spot where after that hurricane hits my home state so badly and a republican governor and a democratic president can't get along to help people without 41,000 people out of their homes, then we've got bigger problems. we might, in fact, have bigger problems. >> jimmy: more with brian williams when we get back, everybody. ♪ ever since mom and dad have been working with viva, people have been daring them to clean up tough messes. [ phone ding! ] another dare. they're proving that viva doesn't play by the rules. dunk it again for the close-up. my fans think a paper towel can't handle this. ♪ that is tough when wet. at least the fame hasn't gone to their heads. [ peggy ] grab viva and break the rules on all your tough messes. the camera loves your mom. she's a natural. [ male announcer ] it's red lobster's 30 shrimp! for $11.99 pair any two shrimp selections on one plate! like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. just $11.99. offer ends soon! i'm ryon stewart, and i sea food differently. just $11.99. offer ends soon! liq... double impact?! ... ..
if we're in that kind of a spot where after that hurricane hits my home state so badly and a republican governor and a democratic president can't get along to help people without 41,000 people out of their homes, then we've got bigger problems. we might, in fact, have bigger problems. >> jimmy: more with brian williams when we get back, everybody. ♪ ever since mom and dad have been working with viva, people have been daring them to clean up tough messes. [ phone ding! ] another dare....
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i met the president of the united states, barack obama. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you very much. you can touch me afterwards. it was incredible. >> jimmy: tell him i said hi. >> i went over there, and, you know, you kind of anticipate what you're going to say to the president when you meet him, and he comes up to me, and he shakes my hand, and he looks at me and he goes, "so, how are you feeling?" and all i could say was, "much better now, mr. president." [ light laughter ] i'm not sure what the hell the implication of that was. >> jimmy: yes. >> like i was having an awful day at the white house prior to that moment. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. well, what happened? >> i hate myself. i hate myself so much. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> but it was -- it was pretty -- >> jimmy: really, but he watched -- watched and saw the show? >> no, that's a bold-faced lie. >> jimmy: okay. very good, okay. [ laughter ] >> he invited to us screen it, and he spent about 20 minutes with us. >> jimmy: how did you get into the white house? >> just a security pad. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i
i met the president of the united states, barack obama. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you very much. you can touch me afterwards. it was incredible. >> jimmy: tell him i said hi. >> i went over there, and, you know, you kind of anticipate what you're going to say to the president when you meet him, and he comes up to me, and he shakes my hand, and he looks at me and he goes, "so, how are you feeling?" and all i could say was, "much better now, mr....
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thousands from around the state are expected to attend as the obama administration talks about new gun control laws after the deadly newtown school shooting. >> our attendance has roughly doubled, in some cases more than doubled as people, as guns are in the news and people are concerned about their second amendment rights going forward. >> we don't see any action or change. >> reporter: richard is concerned about the gun shows contributing to local violence. >> you have those individuals that go out and buy guns for cheap at the gun shows and bring them to the community, and sell them for more. >> reporter: richard has been fighting for a ban on gun shows at the state-run cow palace for years. >> meanwhile the gun show keeps coming back. >> reporter: state senator mark leno is in the fight. >> after five years of effort we got the bill to arnold schwarzenegger's desk and he vetoed it. >> reporter: leno and richard aren't giving up. with a different governor in office and a new national view on gun violence, leno is willing to try again. >> i think the time is right. >> reporter: richa
thousands from around the state are expected to attend as the obama administration talks about new gun control laws after the deadly newtown school shooting. >> our attendance has roughly doubled, in some cases more than doubled as people, as guns are in the news and people are concerned about their second amendment rights going forward. >> we don't see any action or change. >> reporter: richard is concerned about the gun shows contributing to local violence. >> you have...
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right now continues for president obama's inauguration. now the national mall being transformed into america's stage there. of course this is where president obama will take the oath of office on monday. that will be next monday. you can see the stands there. the presidential view stand is up for authorities and security right there to parade that route. more than 800,000 people expected to attend this one and the secret service promising to have better crowd management this time around. last time four years ago a lot of people got stuck in tunnels and didn't see him being sworn in. the preparations continue. president obama still very busy writing his speech. >> i have seen some yellow pads filled with writing of late around. >> i don't think he should turn this into a partisan speech. i think he helps himself when he holds the high ground. >> for the record president obama and vice president joe biden will take their oaths privately on sunday and then they will have the public oath in front of the nation and hundreds of thousands on mond
right now continues for president obama's inauguration. now the national mall being transformed into america's stage there. of course this is where president obama will take the oath of office on monday. that will be next monday. you can see the stands there. the presidential view stand is up for authorities and security right there to parade that route. more than 800,000 people expected to attend this one and the secret service promising to have better crowd management this time around. last...
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now because the law states that a president has to take the oath of office on january 20, president obama will have a private swearing-in ceremony on sunday here at the white house. and then his public swearing-in on monday all as he gets ready for another four years in office. erica? >> thanks. kristin, we'll be seeing you and our other colleagues tomorrow when we're there for the inaugural. >> our road trip. we're heading down including jenna wolfe who is here with another check of the headlines. >>> hey, good morning. good morning, everyone. the u.s. is working to free american hostages still being held by militants in algeria. frederick butossio is the only american killed so far. the state depend was able to confirm that to his family in suburban houston. algerian troops are battling gunmen who have taken control of a natural gas complex. the militants want to trade american hostages for the release two of convicted terrorists held in the u.s. the u.s. state department says it will not negotiate with terrorists. >>> meanwhile, in neighboring mali, the state department is pulling fami
now because the law states that a president has to take the oath of office on january 20, president obama will have a private swearing-in ceremony on sunday here at the white house. and then his public swearing-in on monday all as he gets ready for another four years in office. erica? >> thanks. kristin, we'll be seeing you and our other colleagues tomorrow when we're there for the inaugural. >> our road trip. we're heading down including jenna wolfe who is here with another check...
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there are protesters there that say they are opposed to the united states foreign policies. the president's final stop on this trip will be tanzania. back to you. >> kristin, thanks. >>> in california same-sex marriages have resumed. we have more on that. >> good morning, everyone. hear the california woding bells moments after the state attorney general said they could perform same-sex marriages again. couples rushed to get married. two of the plaintiffs in the prop 8. clerk offices will stay open all weekend. fyi. >>> a third man is charged in connection with the death of a semiprofootball player. the case that landed aaron hernandez behind bars. friday, earnest wallace turned himself into police. hernandez, wallace and another man are charged in connection to the murder of odin lloyd. >>> the state department says andrew was killed in alexandria on friday. he was caught in the ongoing protests for president morsi. more protests for sunday. >>> if you have student loans, get ready to pay more. interest rates are set to double from 3.4% to 6.8% because congress couldn't rea
there are protesters there that say they are opposed to the united states foreign policies. the president's final stop on this trip will be tanzania. back to you. >> kristin, thanks. >>> in california same-sex marriages have resumed. we have more on that. >> good morning, everyone. hear the california woding bells moments after the state attorney general said they could perform same-sex marriages again. couples rushed to get married. two of the plaintiffs in the prop 8....
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fwhut but this is obama/biden politics. biggest effort ever to try to change gun control laws, doesn't mean it will work. but they will try. >> senator feinstein said it was an uphill road. will the administration lower expectations, maybe concentrate on the background checks and not so much the assault weapons ban. >> background checks are enormously popular and have a better chance of passage. it seems based on vice president biden emphasized yesterday and what some on capitol hill are saying, better to get the low-hanging fruit, go for the measures that could build momentum. pass those, maybe come back. the president feels passionately about the issue. any parent can look at his face when he talks about newtown and know it's personal. and the best way to channel that desire, is get some victories and build momentum. try to pass a whole big package with a ban on some weapons, a real hot button, could cause the entire effort to collapse. he doesn't want that. >> and the 2008 campaign, the president and secretary of state h
fwhut but this is obama/biden politics. biggest effort ever to try to change gun control laws, doesn't mean it will work. but they will try. >> senator feinstein said it was an uphill road. will the administration lower expectations, maybe concentrate on the background checks and not so much the assault weapons ban. >> background checks are enormously popular and have a better chance of passage. it seems based on vice president biden emphasized yesterday and what some on capitol...
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. >> the state of the union will be critical here. >> reporter: joe lockhart served as press secretary to former president bill clinton. lockhart says in order to achieve his other policy goals, president obama should focus on building public support, a tactic he more heavily employed toward the end of his first term. >> the president has to lay out a program and a political game plan for how he's going to sell this and then hit the road and go city to city, talk to republicans, talk to democrats, create an environment where it's very, very difficult for republicans to oppose him. >> reporter: now also on the horizon, according to multiple sources, president obama could announce his pick for secretary of defense as early as the beginning of next week. those who are close to the nominating process say former nebraska senator chuck hagel is the leading candidate. but white house officials stress the president has not yet made his final decision. lester? >> kristen welker thank you very much, thanks. >>> mark halprin is a senior analyst for msnbc and "time" magazine. good morning, it's gr
. >> the state of the union will be critical here. >> reporter: joe lockhart served as press secretary to former president bill clinton. lockhart says in order to achieve his other policy goals, president obama should focus on building public support, a tactic he more heavily employed toward the end of his first term. >> the president has to lay out a program and a political game plan for how he's going to sell this and then hit the road and go city to city, talk to...
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government mark o'malley says he'll push for tighter gun laws in his state. and in new york, governor cuomo signed a sweeping gun bill into law on tuesday that was blasted, saying it will have no impact on public safety and crime. >> besides those new laws he wants congress to pass, he will announce some executive actions, including telling his justice department to go after those folks who failed background checks criminally go after and prosecute those people. >> you started, chuck, by saying this is sort of a once in a generation type of proposal in terms of its sweep. that's because the politics are so hard, as you just outlined. is there anything that's changed in terms of the dynamic that makes this more likely to pass? >> well, it depends on how they go about the order with which they try to get these proposals passed. if the assault weapons ban is the lead, i've had plenty of democrats tell me, then any new gun control measures, the whole thing will die. if they go after, say, and go in an order that says universal background checks, that on that fron
government mark o'malley says he'll push for tighter gun laws in his state. and in new york, governor cuomo signed a sweeping gun bill into law on tuesday that was blasted, saying it will have no impact on public safety and crime. >> besides those new laws he wants congress to pass, he will announce some executive actions, including telling his justice department to go after those folks who failed background checks criminally go after and prosecute those people. >> you started,...
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president karzai has a four day meeting with president obama that starts next week. >> so sobering news from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. 2012 was the hottest year on record in the lower 48 states. with an average temperature at 55.3 degrees. now that shattered the previous record set in 1998 by a full degree while the majority of the country saw above average temperatures including las vegas and boise, cities like los angeles and seattle saw below average readings. 2012 was the second worst year for extreme weather events. human activity especially the burning of fossil fuels is contributing to changes in the u.s. climate. >>> today, the debate over what to do over gun violence continues in washington with the launch of vice president's biden's task force. yesterday, gabrielle giffords marked the two-year anniversary of the shooting which she narrowly survived by joining the call for more action. nbc's tracie potts joins us live with the details. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: richard, good morning. congresswoman giffords marking the occasion with a push for
president karzai has a four day meeting with president obama that starts next week. >> so sobering news from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. 2012 was the hottest year on record in the lower 48 states. with an average temperature at 55.3 degrees. now that shattered the previous record set in 1998 by a full degree while the majority of the country saw above average temperatures including las vegas and boise, cities like los angeles and seattle saw below average...
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. >>> take two, first of all, michelle obama, first lady of the united states, joined twitter yesterday with the handle @flotis. >> welcome. >> newsbreaking enough. but then her first tweet was a photograph of herself sporting a new do. >> wow! >> so she's got the bang. >> yes. >> first impressions, tamron hall? >> shout out first to her hairstylist from chicago, who i met when i was 18, did my hair when i was 18 in his basement. now he is at the white house. thises what i got. >> only because you look -- blatant attempt at -- oh, i'm so ugly. >> this is why i only visit, i don't stay. no, it worked. thank you. bottom line is she looks hot, very cleopatra. it reminded me, actually, of natalie's bangs. natalie was, i guess, the inspiration. >> carrie washington doing bangs. >> kate middleton, to name a few. also our producer inspired by our first lady of the united states, went in looking like this, this morning, into the offi office. i think we have the before picture. and there's the after. >> makes you mysterious to have bangs. >> that's a compliment. >> for guys you look like mo from
. >>> take two, first of all, michelle obama, first lady of the united states, joined twitter yesterday with the handle @flotis. >> welcome. >> newsbreaking enough. but then her first tweet was a photograph of herself sporting a new do. >> wow! >> so she's got the bang. >> yes. >> first impressions, tamron hall? >> shout out first to her hairstylist from chicago, who i met when i was 18, did my hair when i was 18 in his basement. now he is at...
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. >> secretary of state john kerry just landed in kabul, afghanistan, for a surprise visit. he had been in asia visiting with leaders from those countries. meantime, president obama is meeting today with republican senators to tackle the 11-day-old government shutdown and next week's debt ceiling deadline. did meet with house republicans who called the discussion useful and productive, although no major breakthrough was made. >>> three california poultry processing facilities linked to a salmonella outbreak can stay open for now. the usda says foster farms has made the necessary changes. raw chicken processed by those facilities was linked to the outbreak that has sickened 278 people in 17 states. >>> a major victory for the toyota car company. on thursday a jury in los angeles decided that the automaaut automaker was not liable in a fatal accident blamed on sudden acceleration, an alleged problem that has plagued toyota for the past four years. >> what percentage of responsibility of harm do you assign to toyota? 0%. >> it was a bittersweet victory for the uno family, a los
. >> secretary of state john kerry just landed in kabul, afghanistan, for a surprise visit. he had been in asia visiting with leaders from those countries. meantime, president obama is meeting today with republican senators to tackle the 11-day-old government shutdown and next week's debt ceiling deadline. did meet with house republicans who called the discussion useful and productive, although no major breakthrough was made. >>> three california poultry processing facilities...
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they said the obama administration covered it knew was a terror attack to protect the president's campaign weeks before the election. democrats say it's about the 2016 election and hurting former secretary of state hillary clinton's chances of running. >> and every effort has been made to turn it into something that is diabolical. i don't see that. >> this was a squabble between two agency, the cia and the state department, about the wording. >> wording that gives the president's critics new ammunition to keep fighting over benghazi. >> the real question is where they manipulated in terms of in the middle of an election to not tell really the full sorie and give the picture to the american people. >> republicans say they want answers, and that means more hearings. ultimately, republicans would like to get hillary clinton back on capitol hill and back on the hot seat. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> in turkey, leaders say it's time for the world to get involved in the civil war in neighboring syria. that after two car bombs blew up in turkey this weekend, killing dozens of people. re
they said the obama administration covered it knew was a terror attack to protect the president's campaign weeks before the election. democrats say it's about the 2016 election and hurting former secretary of state hillary clinton's chances of running. >> and every effort has been made to turn it into something that is diabolical. i don't see that. >> this was a squabble between two agency, the cia and the state department, about the wording. >> wording that gives the...
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the extension is for the 36 states using the federal health care exchange. >> reporter: that is true. the whole reason is that the administration wants to make sure anyone who tried to get through, to sign up for insurance yesterday but wasn't able to finish can do that today. among the more than 1 million likely breathing a sigh of relief. >> are you married? >> reporter: caught in yesterday's scramble to get her father-in-law she has through today to finish the job. >> better to be covered and be safe and not worried about about. >> reporter: this morning the website is advertising the extension, granted in response to the record number of visitors to healthcare.gov. not everyone who tried could get through. >> we wanted to make sure people trying to sign up today were actually able to do it and get covered. >> reporter: republicans attacked the last-minute change. >> another demonstration this was not ready for prime time. it's going to be problem after problem. >> reporter: consultants warn of problems to come. >> the insurance companies need two or three weeks for a normal number
the extension is for the 36 states using the federal health care exchange. >> reporter: that is true. the whole reason is that the administration wants to make sure anyone who tried to get through, to sign up for insurance yesterday but wasn't able to finish can do that today. among the more than 1 million likely breathing a sigh of relief. >> are you married? >> reporter: caught in yesterday's scramble to get her father-in-law she has through today to finish the job. >>...
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early this morning there was a meeting between secretary of state kerry and his russian counterpart. some discussion of snowden but apparently no decisions made between the u.s. and russia on what to do about snowden. snowden says that president obama and the obama administration are holding essentially holding his passport hostage. he is as he puts it, a stateless man. >> we'll continue with the saga and continue to follow that as well. thank you, tracie. we appreciate it. >>> and another victory for same-sex marriage. this time in the sunshine state. for the first time ever, a same-sex couple has had a green card petition approved. a lawyer for a bulgarian man and his american husband says though their marriage isn't recognized in florida where they live, he can now eventually apply for u.s. citizenship. the coup whole got married last year in new york say they feel vindicated. >>> once again the weather channel's todd santos is in for bill karins. and todd, this has been a record of a week so far. where does that leave tuesday? >> still record forecasts for places like boise, idah
early this morning there was a meeting between secretary of state kerry and his russian counterpart. some discussion of snowden but apparently no decisions made between the u.s. and russia on what to do about snowden. snowden says that president obama and the obama administration are holding essentially holding his passport hostage. he is as he puts it, a stateless man. >> we'll continue with the saga and continue to follow that as well. thank you, tracie. we appreciate it. >>>...
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volunteer events will be held in all 50 states and the obamas and bidens will attend a service fair on the national mall featuring 100 volunteer organizations. nbc's special correspondent chelsea clinton is the honorary chair of that event. chelsea, nice to see you. good morning. >> nice to see you, matt. good morning. >> i know michelle obama said back in 2009 at the first inaugural, the national service day was her favorite part of the entire event. i also know she and her husband, and the bidens and you would like to grow that event. how do you go about doing it? >> oh, we're so excited. we have events in every state. we have more than 2,000 different events. there will be more than 50,000 volunteer opportunities for people to take advantage of. and on the mall alone, as you mentioned, there will be more than 100 organizations participating in seven different events in what we believe to be the largest service event ever taking place in our nation's capital. >> i was looking, the world giving index shows the united states among the top ten countries with the most generous citizens.
volunteer events will be held in all 50 states and the obamas and bidens will attend a service fair on the national mall featuring 100 volunteer organizations. nbc's special correspondent chelsea clinton is the honorary chair of that event. chelsea, nice to see you. good morning. >> nice to see you, matt. good morning. >> i know michelle obama said back in 2009 at the first inaugural, the national service day was her favorite part of the entire event. i also know she and her...
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. >>> the obama administration's fight for gun control is hitting the road on friday. vice president joe biden heads to the staunch ly pro-gun state of virginia and today he will take to the internet to take questions how to reduce gun violence speaking to the public on a live streaming google chat. >>> female smokers today have a higher risk of dying from lung cancer than several decades ago. in a study out by the new england journal of medicine, researchers are finding women are smoking more and starting younger patterns that mirror the smoking habit of younger counterparts. women have caught up with men in the risk of deaths of smoking related sickness. 18% of american women are smokers. >>> cnbc mary thompson of the new york stock exchange, look likes a rough day ahead for aping, right? >> it certainly could be. apple shipped a record 7.8 million iphones in the last quarter given wall street was expecting it to sell 50 million, its shares drop 10% after-hours after reporting quarterly results which failed to impress, profits flat and sales came below estimates for
. >>> the obama administration's fight for gun control is hitting the road on friday. vice president joe biden heads to the staunch ly pro-gun state of virginia and today he will take to the internet to take questions how to reduce gun violence speaking to the public on a live streaming google chat. >>> female smokers today have a higher risk of dying from lung cancer than several decades ago. in a study out by the new england journal of medicine, researchers are finding women...
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hours after the location of his gravesite of revealed, county officials asked the state to investigate whether the burial was done by the books. even though county officials asked for an investigation, they conceded there's no indication any rules were broken. >>> the obama administration is having a hard time stopping the distribution of blueprints of 3d plastic guns. there were more than 1,000 downloads in two days from that web site, the plastic gun is called the liberator, and it's designed by a texas-based company. in theory, it can fire a bullet with deadly force. the state department said the blueprint "should be removed from public access immediately." at least until the government decides if the plastic gun falls under the international traffic and arms regulations. as of today, the blueprint is still being shared on the internet. >>> apple is being called on to help take a bite out of crime. law enforcement officers are turning to apple to unlock iphones with evidence they may need. apple is apparently getting so many requests from officers that they have a waiting list that
hours after the location of his gravesite of revealed, county officials asked the state to investigate whether the burial was done by the books. even though county officials asked for an investigation, they conceded there's no indication any rules were broken. >>> the obama administration is having a hard time stopping the distribution of blueprints of 3d plastic guns. there were more than 1,000 downloads in two days from that web site, the plastic gun is called the liberator, and it's...
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strike goes away and president obama has already said those ships stay in the mediterranean for now. that's the environment in which the minister of russia and secretary of state kerry are trying to work. talk through today and possibly tomorrow, if things don't work out, if they can't come with some concrete specific solution on how to jump start this process, the two will sit down again later this month in new york. live from washington, traity potts. back to you. >> we'll keep a close eye on this. thank you very much. >> we also continue to follow developing news, the president calling for federal aid in colorado. thousands of people told to flee the rising flood waters in boulder county. that's where jay gray is. what is it like out there, jay? >> reporter: well thankfully we're getting a little break from the rain right now. what i can tell you, though, is more is expected and it's certainly not what they need. let me show you what all the water is doing. you can see the raging waters that have really washed away the road here. it's done a lot of damage to the community and that
strike goes away and president obama has already said those ships stay in the mediterranean for now. that's the environment in which the minister of russia and secretary of state kerry are trying to work. talk through today and possibly tomorrow, if things don't work out, if they can't come with some concrete specific solution on how to jump start this process, the two will sit down again later this month in new york. live from washington, traity potts. back to you. >> we'll keep a close...
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president obama says he's the pick. no word on when either of those confirmation processes are scheduled. >> okay, tracie, thanks so much. >>> also on capitol hill, secretary of state hillary clinton all set to return to work today following a rough month dealing with medical problems. clinton contracted a stomach virus earlier last month. she reportedly became dehydrated and then fainted hitting her head causing a concussion. during a follow-up exam, doctors found a blood clot and then admitted her to the hospital. she was released this past wednesday. clinton is now planning to leave office when a successor is approved by congress. the president has already nominated john kerry for that job. >>> later this morning we'll learn more about the suspect in the colorado movie theater massacre. the preliminary hearing gets under way today against james holmes accused of killing 12 people at that movie theater in aurora last july. during the preliminary hearing, the judge will listen to 911 calls and watch video clips and hea
president obama says he's the pick. no word on when either of those confirmation processes are scheduled. >> okay, tracie, thanks so much. >>> also on capitol hill, secretary of state hillary clinton all set to return to work today following a rough month dealing with medical problems. clinton contracted a stomach virus earlier last month. she reportedly became dehydrated and then fainted hitting her head causing a concussion. during a follow-up exam, doctors found a blood clot...
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this started yesterday when secretary of state john kerry suggested syria show its cards and hand over its chemical weapons stock. coming up i'll have reaction from lawmakers. do they believe that assad the willing to surrender. in the meantime, president obama will meet with congress hope forge a diplomatic breakthrough and address the nation in his prime time speech. >> you can watch that here on nbc bay area. it will be after nightly news. we'll return the local news following the president's speech at about 6:15 tochblt >>> an update to a story in the east bay. weather conditions helped firefighters get the upper hand on the wild fire. right now it has consumed more than 3700 acres and is 20% contained. bob redell live at the command post in dublin. he joins us with the latest. good morning, bob. >> reporter: the latest word here from the incident command at dublin is that firefighters have been able to at least temporarily stop the advance of the morgan fire that is burning at mt. diablo. right now his burn is over 3700 acres, it has been stuck at that number since yesterday after
this started yesterday when secretary of state john kerry suggested syria show its cards and hand over its chemical weapons stock. coming up i'll have reaction from lawmakers. do they believe that assad the willing to surrender. in the meantime, president obama will meet with congress hope forge a diplomatic breakthrough and address the nation in his prime time speech. >> you can watch that here on nbc bay area. it will be after nightly news. we'll return the local news following the...
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russia's diplomatic push prompted president obama to hold off on plans for a u.s. military strike against syria. >> the talk of what a twitter ipo will do not only for the neighborhood but san francisco area in general. scott mcgrew, twitter dropping the news after probable ipo. >> with a tweet. what else appropriate is that probable that you threw in there. we do expect twitter to go through with plans for an ipo but they are plans at this point. and yes, a tweet, twitter's ceo tweeting we have submitted an s-1 to the sec for a planned ipo. this tweet does not constitute an offer of securities for sale. twitter under the new jump starting our business start-up act, the jobs act which only became legal recently. so we'll get to see twitter's financials before the ipo but the secret filing, this confidential filing, allows the company to tweak the forms with the cooperation of government regulators without us looking over their shoulder. shares in yahoo! crossed $30 thursday, edging closer to where they were when microsoft made a play for the company. yahoo! famousl
russia's diplomatic push prompted president obama to hold off on plans for a u.s. military strike against syria. >> the talk of what a twitter ipo will do not only for the neighborhood but san francisco area in general. scott mcgrew, twitter dropping the news after probable ipo. >> with a tweet. what else appropriate is that probable that you threw in there. we do expect twitter to go through with plans for an ipo but they are plans at this point. and yes, a tweet, twitter's ceo...
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i am here to make it clear today on behalf of president obama and the citizens of the united states and our bilateral security agreement, that the united states will, if needed, defend our allies and defend ourselves. >> kerry making his very first visit to seoul amid strong suspicions that north korea may soon test a mid-range missile. we will be going further into this developing story at 6:30 with a live report from capitol hill. >> 6:01 this morning. three teenage boys are behind bars accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old classmate at saratoga high school. that girl later committed suicide after photos of the assault were published online. we don't usually identify victims of sexual assault or suicide but we are sharing the girl's name and photo with her parents' permission. they are hoping to prevent the same thing from happening to another girl. "today in the bay's" marla tallez joins us live with more on the details. good
i am here to make it clear today on behalf of president obama and the citizens of the united states and our bilateral security agreement, that the united states will, if needed, defend our allies and defend ourselves. >> kerry making his very first visit to seoul amid strong suspicions that north korea may soon test a mid-range missile. we will be going further into this developing story at 6:30 with a live report from capitol hill. >> 6:01 this morning. three teenage boys are...
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commissioned by president obama after the revelations in edward snowden's leaks, the report says the government has a legitimate reason for wanting access to the records of all phone calls made in the u.s. but it recommends ending the way they're gathered now in a massive collection by the national security agency. instead, the group says the phone companies themselves should store the data or some private entity they set up to hold it all. and it calls for tighter legal controls on how individual phone numbers are checked to see if there is a connection to terrorism. >> the report recommends stopping very little, if anything. what it focuses much more on is the way in which the information should be collected, who should approve that and how that information might be used in the future. >> reporter: among other recommendations, the nsa should get a court order each time it wants to check a phone number in the data bank and phone and internet companies should be allowed to reveal what kind of information the government requires them to turn over. it also says the director of the nsa,
commissioned by president obama after the revelations in edward snowden's leaks, the report says the government has a legitimate reason for wanting access to the records of all phone calls made in the u.s. but it recommends ending the way they're gathered now in a massive collection by the national security agency. instead, the group says the phone companies themselves should store the data or some private entity they set up to hold it all. and it calls for tighter legal controls on how...
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and afghans, he first wants an apology from president obama saying we're sorry for previous abuses and we'll make sure that there are no abuses in the future. some afghan officials we have been speaking to are embarrassed by this. >> richard engel in kabul this morning. thank you very much. >>> natalie is here with important developments on the issue of abortion. >> good morning. two major decisions on abortion tuesday that could have an impact nationwide. in albuquerque, new mexico, voters there have rejected a ban on abortions after 20 weeks. abortion opponents hoped that would create momentum nationally in the long-running fight. also the u.s. supreme court refused to block the texas abortion law. they voted 5 to 4 to leave it in effect. a provision requiring doctors who perform abortions in clinics to have privileges at a nearby hospital. >>> streets in tacloban are bustling with activity this morning two weeks after the typhoon hit the philippines. the storm left people in the city without food and water for days before supplies started to trickle back in. most goods are selling a
and afghans, he first wants an apology from president obama saying we're sorry for previous abuses and we'll make sure that there are no abuses in the future. some afghan officials we have been speaking to are embarrassed by this. >> richard engel in kabul this morning. thank you very much. >>> natalie is here with important developments on the issue of abortion. >> good morning. two major decisions on abortion tuesday that could have an impact nationwide. in albuquerque,...
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marriage in that state. now the supreme court will consider that issue of whether any state can ban it. >> reporter: the day has come for the people who have lined up for days to see the historic argument. >> i have been out here for four days and the reason i'm out here is just because it is a historic moment and lit only happen once in my lifetime and i wanted to be here to witness history. >> reporter: the two california couples at the heart of the case are already here after a brief visit monday to see the constitution at the national archives. their lawyer say that prop 8 should be struck down because l allowing them to be married would have no effect on traditional couples. >> prop 8 has not come up with with an argument about why for all of the good things for marriage we want to keep people out who want to be married. >> reporter: but prop eight defenders say it is going to limit. >> a marriage between two men and two women is not the same as marriage between a man and woman. and only a marriage betw
marriage in that state. now the supreme court will consider that issue of whether any state can ban it. >> reporter: the day has come for the people who have lined up for days to see the historic argument. >> i have been out here for four days and the reason i'm out here is just because it is a historic moment and lit only happen once in my lifetime and i wanted to be here to witness history. >> reporter: the two california couples at the heart of the case are already here...